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p1mrx ,

Sorry Europeans, I can’t hear you over my HVAC system with abundant domestic methane reserves.

tpihkal ,

I wonder what it’s like not living in an air filtered, 70° F environment?

Kase ,

I prefer 70° C

Gradually_Adjusting ,
@Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world avatar

So you have chosen…death

Kase ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/db350ebf-8ca0-48a6-9351-4ea202202d3b.webm

supercritical ,
@supercritical@lemmy.world avatar

People act like you can’t just order these kinds of windows in the US. It’s not the default, but you can just ask about them if you know about them.

lolcatnip ,

If you’re in a position to replace your windows.

Kase ,

You’re right, when replacing your windows, it’s all about form. Remember: lift with your legs, not with your back.

(In case it isn’t clear, I’m trying to spin a joke on the meaning of “in a position”)

MammyWhammy ,

They’re also like three times the cost of standard windows, which is why most buildings don’t have them.

Vespair ,

They aren’t standard in the US, but I promise you these windows exist here. My parents installed them in their home

pedalmore ,

Yep. Source: am in Colorado and have triple pane tilt turn windows, and know several others with them. They are super nice and slowly growing in popularity.

TheSanSabaSongbird ,

Anyone who has worked in high-end construction can tell you that they’re very common in rich people’s houses. The reason you don’t see them more often is that most people don’t want to pay for them. Americans tend to value the size of their houses more than anything else, and since McMansion developers know this, windows are one very easy way to cut costs.

They’re also a lot more common in older homes (like mine) because if you’re going to replace all your windows (which you should do for energy reasons), you might as well get the good ones.

Marcbmann ,

I have a middle income home with these windows. I prefer regular windows that go up and down.

MrJameGumb ,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

It’s not like our windows don’t open, they just don’t tilt. I frequently open the windows and get a breeze going when it’s nice outside!

Tehhund ,

Yes, but it’s an inferior breeze.

fellstone ,
@fellstone@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

What does that even mean?

Tehhund ,

It’s a joke.

psud ,

With the weather outside today in my Australian town a nice 24°C temperature I have a window at each end of the house open.

At one end of the house the window tilts (bottom out), the window at the other end other slides.

The sliding window has much more space — half of the viewing area — open to the breeze than the tilting

lntl ,

this is how we do out here in the heartland

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/058b5d2e-0645-49c1-847f-8982c6d96a95.jpeg

MonkeMischief ,

Ah I can hear that rattle now…

XEAL ,

Bruh many old homes in Europe don’t have these fancy windows.

Source: WHERE ARE MY FUCKING TILTING WINDOWS!?

lud ,

Yeah, tilting and flipping and all all other crazy stuff is a fairly new thing .

HopFlop ,

I have never seen non-tilting windows. At least in Germany, pretty much every house has these. These windows were invented around 1950 after all…

lud ,

They are fairly common but not everywhere here.

But my country wasn’t destroyed in two world wars so that might be the reason we still have old windows in old buildings.

Imgonnatrythis ,

Lite breezes were great maybe 30 yrs ago. With modern heat waves and obesity you gonna sweat like a mofo 'les you figure out how to put an AC up in that tilt.

hemko ,

Jokes on you, average heat wave in Europe is 25C (77 Freedom units)

Imgonnatrythis ,

It’s not the mean that anyone remembers.

protist ,

From June to August 2022, persistent heatwaves affected parts of Europe with a confirmed death toll of 24,501

The highest temperature recorded was 47.0 °C

anarchy79 ,
@anarchy79@lemmy.world avatar

Remember when it started back in the 90’s. Now summers in Southern Europe are basically Crematoria

anarchy79 ,
@anarchy79@lemmy.world avatar

Smog does it for me. Can barely ever open my windows to air out, I just get sickly car fumes mixed with rubber and asphalt particulates.

vsis ,
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Southamerican living in Spain here.

First time I saw those windows my mind blew to pieces.

potustheplant ,

I live in south america and have those windows in my house…

unphazed ,

I’m fine. Central HVAC, no need for a breeze

Fal ,
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Lol wtf? Why can’t you get a light breeze without tilting windows?

TheSanSabaSongbird ,

Yeah I’m a little confused too. The thing with windows is that you get what you pay for. It’s ridiculous to think that there’s some kind of window design that’s magically available in Europe but not in the US. There are probably designs that are more common in different parts of the world, but it’s absolutely not the case that if a homeowner wants to pay for it they can’t get whatever they want in the US.

I have to think this post was made by someone who knows nothing about construction.

psud ,

The idea is protection from crime. You can have the window tilted and thieves theoretically cannot climb in through that window, where a swinging or sliding window while open allows someone to climb in through it

Of course in practice they’re less safe where they’re popular as there is a tool, a hook, which allows someone breaking in to hook the handle, pull the tilted window shut, and open it again in swinging mode, allowing them in

My understanding is sliding windows are the easiest to secure as you can bolt lock them at any point of openness. My sliding windows have bolt points at closed and at 5cm open

nexguy ,
@nexguy@lemmy.world avatar

America is huge. We have areas with weather just like Europe and areas with weather nothing like Europe. One country but many weathers.

swag_money ,

Europe is my favorite country

nexguy ,
@nexguy@lemmy.world avatar

The country of “America” is also a favorite.

psud ,

That doesn’t work well since America is the common name for the US, and we can the continent the US, Canada, and Mexico share North America

nexguy ,
@nexguy@lemmy.world avatar

Well the meme just says Europe and was posted by a European so…

postmateDumbass ,

South America still ignored.

psud ,

If you want to include the lot it’s “the Americas”

postmateDumbass ,

So who are Americans?

Obi ,
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Yep, didn’t you know you get the exact same weather in Athens and in Oslo?

derf82 ,

Or, know, we could just crack open the bottom (in the case of the popular double hung, the top) of the window a little bit. But it is-3c (yes, we Americans understand metric) where I am now, so I have no interest in doing that. No Gulf Stream keeping us relatively mild in winter over here.

Listen, you want to brag about health care, public transit, intercity high speed rail, or historic buildings, fine, you got us there. But stop with the air if superiority about everything else.

domin8r ,

Correct me if I am wrong because I really don’t know. But if you crack the bottom open can’t someone just slide the window open?

joel_feila ,
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they have a lock that stop them from sliding to far up. un do the lock and they slide all way up. most of one i have seen the lock locks when you pull the window down so you don’t have worry about for getting it.

derf82 ,

They would have to break through the screen first. Us Americans prefer not to let bugs in. And if it’s really a worry, there are stops or locks that can be put in. But honestly, it’s nice sometimes. Saved me a locksmith call more than once.

Of course, both windows could just be smashed. You want to tell me European homes are some kind of fortress that thieves can’t get in?

FlyingSquid ,
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That isn’t even a concern in a place like Compton (I lived in South Gate which borders Compton and Watts). Because even in places with a lot of violence, you don’t often get someone just coming through a window in the middle of the day if they see it open a crack because it’s pretty easy to defend yourself against someone trying to come through your window.

Now sure, if you leave them open like that at night, it’s a bigger risk. But even then, home invasions mostly happen when no one is at home. Which makes sense.

anarchy79 ,
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We DO have some fine historic buildings.

They all come with tilting windows btw.

Tar_alcaran ,

Ah, but that classic wood-on-wood sliding window, where all that stands between a destructive crash is an irreplaceable rope installed inside walls when the house was built.

TheSanSabaSongbird ,

They aren’t that difficult to repair if you have basic carpentry skills. All you have to do is take the sash out and open the side of the frame and you’ll have access to the weight and pulley. They’re designed to be pretty easy to do. YouTube probably has hundreds of videos on it. You just want to be careful about lead paint if it’s an old house and you’re producing dust or disturbing old paint.

Gumbyyy ,

If your windows are 40+ years old, then sure. But that’s not a thing anymore for modern windows.

isthingoneventhis ,

Imagine not having screens on the windows and letting every single bug in the nearby area take up residence inside and being okay with it cuz “it’s only a few months out of the year”.

🤢 it’s the fucking worst.

FluffyPotato ,

I have screens with my fancy European windows. Like there’s no reason you can’t have it with it.

isthingoneventhis ,

What witchcraft is this? Did it cost more to install? Was it custom ordered? Plz explain.

FluffyPotato ,

It’s just available in my local hardware store, just measure your window and buy the correct size. It was like 20 euros.

It has velcro strips that attack to the frame of the window with clue or something and the screen has the other end of those velcro straps so you can take it off for winter.

There were solid frame ones too but I like this so I can roll it up for winter and it was cheapest.

thorbot ,

Imagine being a European and having your head so far up your own ass you start to disappear

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